Western Province, Solomon Islands

Western Province is one of 10 primary administrative regions in Solomon Islands with a population of approximately 73,089 people.

Facts and figures on Western Province at a glance

Region name: Western Province (Western Province)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 73,089 people
Country: Solomon Islands
Continent: Oceania

The regional headquarters of Western Province (Western Province) is located in the regional capital Gizo (Gizo) with a population of 7,177 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Western Province's regional capital Gizo to Solomon Islands's capital Honiara (Honiara) is approximately 372 km (231 mi).

Facts and figures about Western Province
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Western Province Western Province73,089 peopleGizo Gizo7,177 people

Compare with other regions in Solomon Islands.

Map of Western Province

Map of Western Province

Information on Western Province

Information on Western Province
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Western Province Western ProvinceGizo Gizo26Solomon IslandsOceania

Time in Western Province

Time in Western Province
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 2:40pm (14:40h)NoWed, 24 Apr 2024 - 2:40pm (14:40h)UTC +11.0Pacific/Guadalcanal

Geographic coordinates of Western Province

Latitude & Longitude of Western Province
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map8°00'00.0"S (-8.0000000°)157°00'00.0"E (157.0000000°)

Subregions in Western Province

There are 26 administrative subregions in Western Province.
Subregions in Western Province
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Bilua Bilua1.---
Buini Tusu Buini Tusu2.---
Central Ranongga Central Ranongga3.---
Dovele Dovele4.---
Gizo Gizo5.---
Inner Shortlands Inner Shortlands6.---
Iringgila Iringgila7.---
Kolombaghea Kolombaghea8.---
Kusaghe Kusaghe9.---
Munda Munda10.---
Nggatokae Nggatokae11.---
Nono Nono12.---
Noro Noro13.---
North Kolombangara North Kolombangara14.---
North Ranongga North Ranongga15.---
North Rendova North Rendova16.---
North Vangunu North Vangunu17.---
Nusa Roviana Nusa Roviana18.---
Outer Shortlands Outer Shortlands19.---
Roviana Lagoon Roviana Lagoon20.---
Simbo Simbo21.---
South Kolombangara South Kolombangara22.---
South Ranongga South Ranongga23.---
South Rendova South Rendova24.---
Vonavona Vonavona25.---
Vonunu Vonunu26.---

External sources of information on Western Province

Western Province on Wikipedia